id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-017786-kfl6xt31 Curiel-Balsera, Emilio Guidelines for Health Organizations: European Perspectives and Experience in Pandemics 2013-05-29 .txt text/plain 1648 93 43 Recommendations for droplets include patient isolation with protective measures for health care providers and other patients, use of double-circuit tubes and special fi lters for nonrebreathing devices, minimization of leaks, preferably fullface mask or helmet interfaces, avoidance of heated humidifi ers, and disposing of mask and tubes after use according to routine infection control procedures [ 7 ] . The document states that: …noninvasive mechanical ventilation cannot be considered a technique of choice in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, but could be useful in experienced centers and in cases of respiratory failure associated with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or heart failure. • Noninvasive mechanical ventilation cannot be considered a technique of choice in patients with ARDS but could be useful in experienced centers and in cases of respiratory failure associated with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or heart failure. ./cache/cord-017786-kfl6xt31.txt ./txt/cord-017786-kfl6xt31.txt